The fight in the Galwan Valley left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead and raised tensions between the two powers. China did not acknowledge any casualties among its forces. Both sides accused the other ... ( read original story ...)
India holds funerals for soldiers killed in China border clash as tensions stay high
India prepared to hold funerals on Thursday for some of the 20 soldiers killed in brutal hand-to-hand fighting with Chinese troops in a disputed mountainous border region, as the two governments ... ( read original story ...)
India is under ‘tremendous’ pressure to respond to China, academic says
India is under a lot of pressure to respond to China after a border clash high in the Himalayas left 20 Indian soldiers dead, Jingdong Yuan, an associate professor at the University of Sydney, told ... ( read original story ...)
Village Life in India Won’t Be the Same as Coronavirus Chases Migrants Out of Cities
India’s villages, which have largely been spared from the coronavirus pandemic, now face the risk of local outbreaks and a plunge in revenue from remittances, as millions of jobless migrant workers ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland reopens with limited admission after drop in China’s coronavirus cases
Hong Kong Disneyland has officially reopened after a major drop in coronavirus cases in the Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
Vietnam in talks to ease entry for visitors from China, South Korea, Japan
Vietnam is holding talks aimed at easing the entry of citizens from China, South Korea and Japan into the country after restrictions on foreign visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of ... ( read original story ...)
China passes draft of controversial Hong Kong security law
China's ceremonial legislature has passed a draft of a national security bill for Hong Kong that has been strongly criticized as undermining faith in the semi-autonomous Chinese region's legal and pol ... ( read original story ...)
Top U.S, China diplomats meet in Hawaii as tensions flare
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday amid a deep deterioration of ties between the strategic rivals, their first face-to-face meeting since ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Fears in China Find a New Target: Salmon
Suppliers and restaurants are scrambling after an outbreak in Beijing triggered fears that salmon may have spread it. Officials later absolved the fish of blame, but consumers are avoiding it anyway. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo And China’s Top Diplomat Meet In Hawaii As Relations Worsen
Neither the U.S. nor China publicly announced the meeting in advance and it was not clear which side had proposed it. ( read original story ...)